A young woman with enviable dark lashes looks straight into the camera, holds a pink lash curler and offers her viewers a makeup tutorial. “Hi guys, I’m going to teach you how to get long lashes,” says Feroza Aziz. But the TikTok video includes a plot twist. “So, the firstContinue Reading
Ottawa A criminal charge recently laid against a supervisor over the death of a young worker in Ottawa marks a rare but important step toward preventing future workplace fatalities, the Ottawa and District Labour Council says. Police add criminal charge to supervisor alleged to have broken provincial safety law Guy QuennevilleContinue Reading
Entertainment The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?Jay Baruchel launched the second season of Crave series We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) last week, a show that explores many possible apocalyptic scenarios. He’s not alone in his fascination with the endContinue Reading
Calgary Canada’s biofuel industry is welcoming a proposed multi-billion dollar package of financial support from the federal government, although concerns remain about whether it will be enough to compete with lucrative subsidies south of the border and reverse the growing dependence on U.S. imports to meet clean fuel regulations. New fundingContinue Reading
The Sunday Magazine23:20How to talk to your aging parents about their future Talking to aging parents and family members about their future can be tricky, but Megan Johnson says the sooner, the better. The Halifax-based research assistant, 36, is a secondary caregiver to her father, who is in the lateContinue Reading
Ottawa ‘Buddy sap’ is no friend to maple syrup producers. Now local researchers have a test for itA new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year. Carleton UniversityContinue Reading
Politics·Analysis It would be an exaggeration to say Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s video about carbon pricing is setting the internet on fire. But it’s enough to say that Erskine-Smith has contributed to the hottest new trend in Canadian politics: talking at length and in some detail. ‘Explainer’ videos can beContinue Reading
Canada·First Person When her father asked her to purchase an embarrassing number of cookies in New York state, dual citizen Elizabeth Nash felt torn between her desire to buy local and satisfying his cravings. My journey in search of tasty treats gave me time to reflect on my roots ElizabethContinue Reading
Hamilton It’s ‘a labour of love’ on and off the rink as Ontario roller derby team preps for playoffs in U.S.Tri-City Thunder, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., has players from across southern Ontario. Ranked 12th in its division, the team is fundraising to go to the playoffs in May. Tri-City Thunder,Continue Reading
Toronto·Recap Brad Marchand became the Bruins’ all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series. Veteran forward passes Neely to become Boston’s all-time leading playoff goal-scorerJoshua Clipperton · The CanadianContinue Reading
